A critical discourse analysis of racial(18)

critical discourse analysis

R.Rogers,M.Mosley/LinguisticsandEducation19(2008)107–131117

textandthemaincharacter,“IfeellikeIam[...]thislittlegirl.”Then,Jennaoffersanexplanationforheraf nitywith

Winnie.2

(9)Well,(10)becauseIfeellike,um,Jennalooksinsideofthebookandholdsthebookuptochestlevel.

(12)whenshewhenshetalksaboutlike,likeum,ok,(13)whenshetalksaboutthings(14)likepeoplearen’t

supportingher,ShelooksatFaye.(15)whenshehastheseideas(16)andthey’renotthesameasherparents,(17)

Ifeellikethatsituation(18)isreallysimilartomesometimes(19)ifItrytotalktomyparentsJenna’shands

areopenonthetableinametaphoricgesture,outstretched,bookisinonehand,hergazeisonthetable.(20)

orlikefriends,(21)likethataren’tintheeducationprogram(22)aboutdifferentlikesocialjusticetypethings,

Sheshrugsshoulders,squintseyesslightlyandnodsheadinabeatgesturebackandforthtocomplimenther

message.(23)theydon’treallyunderstandit.(24)Especially,likeIrememberreading,(25)whenDr.Rogers

readit[asectionofIggie’sHousealoud],Index ngerpointsupwardasifshehasjusthadanidea.(26)Ifelt

like(27)‘oh,Ifeellikewe’realike,’Beatheadnods,smile,bookisstandinguponthetable,cradledbetween

hertwohands.(28)youknow,soLooksdownattable,7secondpause.

Jennaexplainsthatsheandthecharacterinthebookengagewith,“socialjusticetypethings”andmostpeoplein

herlife“don’treallyunderstandit.”ForJenna,“socialjusticetypethings”arede nedbyverbal,mentalandrelational

verbs;forexample,verbal(e.g.lines11,13,19“talks”),mental/cognitive(e.g.line15“ideas,”line23“understand,”

andline24“remember”)andrelational(e.g.line14“supporting”andline27“feel”).Here,Jennadiscussesanti-racism

ascarriedoutthroughtalkandfeelingsandoccurringmainlyinthepsychological/individualrealm.Thereisanotable

absenceofmaterialverbsinthisexcerptofJenna’stalk.Alsoimportanttonoteisthatinherexplanation,anti-racism

isanunmarkedterm.Shereferstoanti-racistactionsas,“socialjusticetypethings”andusesdistancingpronouns

suchas“theseideas.”Shetakesastance,identifyingherselfwiththemaincharacterwho,shebelieves,engageswith

anti-racism.

FayequestionsthelimitsofJenna’sidenti cationwithWinnie.FayelooksdownatthebookintentlyandJenna

leansforwardtowardFaye,gazingatFaye’sbook.

(29)Faye:Ithinkthat’sinteresting.(30)Fayelooksdownatherbook.Um,IthinkIcanseehow(31)maybe

youcouldfeelthat,thenlooksatJennaandsoftenshertone.(32)butIdidn’tfeelthatatallHerheadmoves

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